Municipal Socio-Economic Profile

County:       Washington

Municipality: Ellsworth borough





INCOME

Per Capita                                                        9,481

Household (median)                                               18,214

Family (median)                                                  22,969

  Married couple families (mean)                                 28,279

Female, no husb pres, w/children (mean)                          11,903





POVERTY

Families in Poverty (%)                                            15.2

 Families w/children in poverty (%)                                67.4

   Fmle,no husb prs,w/chldrn in pov.(%)                            45.2

Persons in Poverty (%)

  White                                                            18.5

  Black                                                             0.0

  Other race                                                        0.0

  Hispanic                                                          0.0

Persons 65 and over, in poverty (%)                                12.5

  Pers 65 & over livg alone, in pov (%)                            51.4

Children (under 18) in poverty (%)                                 31.1





EDUCATION

Persons age 3 and over enrolled in school

  Pre-primary school                                                 20

  Elementary or High School                                         159

  College                                                            48



Total Persons age 25 and over

  Less than a High School Diploma (%)                              40.2

  High school grad (%)                                             59.8

  College grad (%)                                                 12.4





EMPLOYMENT

Employed persons age 16 and over                                    351

  Employed in manufacturing industry (%)                           11.7

  Employed in service industry (%)                                 33.0

  Unemployment rate - 1989                                         12.3

Families with no workers - 1989 (%)                                28.5

  Mean Income                                                    17,093

Families with one worker - 1989 (%)                                31.8

  Mean Income                                                    23,823

Famls with two or more workers-1989 (%)                            39.7

  Mean Income                                                    34,964

Females age 16 and over

  In labor force                                                    171

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    9.4

Females age 16 and over, with children

  In labor force                                                     69

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    1.3





OCCUPATION

Employed persons age 16 and over

  Managerial (%)                                                   16.0

  Sales and suppport (%)                                           15.7

  Service (%)                                                      27.9

  Farming (%)                                                       1.7

  Craft and Repair (%)                                             16.0

  Labor (%)                                                        22.8





Source:        Census of Population and Housing, 1990: Summary Tape File 3

Prepared by:   The Pennsylvania State Data Center, Penn State Harrisburg

Date Prepared: December, 1996